The ship Euterpe, understood to be
about 115 days out from London, put in an appearance at the Heads yesterday afternoon, and
signalled for a steam tug, which was not responded to, as it was blowing a heavy S.W.
gale. The tug Geelong will proceed down this morning if the wind lulls and bring the
vessel up.

Otago Daily Times Saturday April 5th
1873

The clipper ship Euterpe, previously reported at
the Heads from London, was towed up to an anchorage off Deborah bay last evening. her
passengers and immigrants will be brought to Dunedin by the steamer Golden Age this
forenoon. The vessel is a beautiful model, and is high classed, but unfortunately on this
trip, through a series of adverse weather, has made a long passage. Notwithstanding, her
population of passengers appear to be as happy as sandboys, each and all expressing kind
thanks to Captain Phillips, her commander, for the passage, as shown by a testimonial in
another column. One death, that of a child named Paul Smith, occurred on the 21st March,
from pneumonia. Three additions were, however, made to her population:- by Mrs Young on
the 26th of January, giving birth to a female child; on the 21st February, Mrs Palmer of a
sun; and on the 7th March, Mrs Gilbertson of a son. The health of all appears to have been
well looked after by her surgeon, Dr Summerhayes, and Mrs Herman the Matron. Altogether
there are four cabin, four second cabin, and ninety-eight steerage passengers. Regarding
her passage, She left Gravesend on the 7th December, had moderate weather in the Channel,
and took her final departure from off Start Point on the 12th. A succession of westerly
and southerly gales was then met with, and Madeira was only sighted and passed on the 4th
January; from thence variables prevailed to lat 19 degrees N, when the N E Trades were
picked up; they were light and only caried to 4 degrees N. Doldrums followed to lat 2
degrees N. The Equator was crossed on the 28th January, in long 24.30 degrees W. The S E
Trades were indifferent, and parted with in lat 20 degrees S; from thence had variables
till crossing the meridian of Greenwich on 21st February, in lat 42 degrees S, and the
Cape of Good Hope on the 26th, in lat 43 degrees S. Her easting was principally run down
between the parallels of 45 and 46, and the Snares passed on the 29th March. N E and S E
winds then baulked her until a change to S W brought her to the Heads on Thursday morning.
The ship will be discharged at the Railway Pier.